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Mark Aumann

@maumann.bsky.social
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Retired sportswriter, which now means I can analyze my Detroit Tigers, Florida Gators and attend the Indy 500 every May. Spent much of my life in radio stations. #AT40 #Tigers #Indy500 #UF

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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
His record company said, "We need another song like Year of the Cat to release as a single." So he did, begrudingly. And it paid for his nice home in California. (And he still continued to write historical story songs.) #AT40
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Georgia's rolled back gas taxes until after the election as well. So it's $3.99 instead of $4.39. And still almost twice as high as the price was a year ago.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Outstanding production. Kudos to everyone who worked on this.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Back in the Bay Area last weekend with Gwen to celebrate 50 years since high school graduation. Back then, rocking to the sounds of the Big 6-10 KFRC, and thinking how much fun a career in radio might be. That's what happens when you reach for the stars. #AT40
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We did! Great weather, expensive food, the football team crushed the opposition, and we got to hear new stories from old friends. The only downside: I got sick with something and have been miserable since the flight back.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
1974? All these old people were teenagers back then, listening to #AT40! (Photo from school tour during last weekend's 50th reunion.)
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Happiest of birthdays! Many more years to keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars! #AT40
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Is it sort like a "twin bill?"
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hopefully we'll have a thoroughly satisfying offseason of #Tigers baseball. It's been a treat getting your posts!
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My wife and I just flew into California yesterday for our high school's 50th reunion, scheduled for tomorrow. We spent breakfast looking to see if we recognized anyone. Every old person is a possible suspect! #AT40
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I am in need of a Gambler.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I know. Even the Colorado Avalanche would be more of a rival than the Golden Knights for anyone with half a history book. It's definitely AI fishy.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If the Red Wings aren't hating the Blackhawks, Maple Leafs and Canadiens with the intensity of a thousand suns, the poll is completely broken. Or consists only of fans under the age of 25.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
During "social dance class" in high school, we were taught The Hustle. That's some professional-level 1970s stuff right there. #AT40 DO IT.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I wish my father or grandfather would have explained at my first game in Tiger Stadium that 1968 was an aberration, not a regular occurence. I could have chosen ANY team (not Cleveland, obviously) instead of the #Tigers and not spent the past 60 years hating my life choices.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I think I'm going to have "TTBDNS" inscribed on my tombstone. Because they're killing me.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Different ballpark name, same outcomes.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Before the black suits with the skinny tie!
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Yep, I moved from Florida to Southern California (where it hardly rains) and Florida to Northern California (where anything more than a mist could cause hundreds of accidents) and marveled both times.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My wife, a native of the Pacific Coast, had never seen a summer thunderstorm until we moved to Florida. She was standing in the middle of the parking lot when I came home from work, and I quickly escorted her to a safe place under the balcony!
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Detroit #Tigers will play at Runner Left On Third Stadium.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thank you, Ollie! I'm flying to SFO on Thursday to attend our 50th high school graduation so California Dreamin' this week!
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I've heard but not confirmed the iconic whistled ending was supposed to be another verse but Redding died before they could add the lyrics. I'm leaving my home in Georgia and heading for "Frisco Bay" on Thursday for my high school's 50th reunion. Dock not included.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Can you dig it?
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
So you're telling me ... there's a chance?
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
... where the girls are warm so I can be with my sweet baby, yeah.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
My 1976 high school graduation photo. Get a haircut, you hippie! #AT40
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Two days away from turning 18! Was four weeks into my fall semester of classes at Fresno State and first time away from home on my birthday. #AT40
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I might actually stay tuned for something like that. (Although I'm about two innings away from clicking this off and finding something better to do with my evening.)
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Detroit #Tigers announce new glove sponsorship from Michigan Granite Corp.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
That's because nobody's alive who remembers 1957.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Perhaps the most telling stat of a disappointing season. The second-worst division in all of Major League Baseball and the #Tigers couldn't take advantage of their schedule.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Gwen and I were lucky to escape with our lives. At any point, I could have been cut down in my prime by a minor league hockey fanatic bent on causing havoc at Dorton Arena.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The replay nerds in New York apparently have a great deal of money riding on the White Sox tonight.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#Tigers 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position again tonight. That's a situation that has to be addressed at some point because you can't play winning baseball without scoring baserunners on a consistent basis. (Although TTBDNS has been a tradition for decades.)
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I will miss baseball once these last 10 games are over, but I definitely won't miss the brand of baseball the 2026 #Tigers have played for most of this season. Just amazingly incompetent at critical times.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I'm not really sure what A.J. Hinch is trying to prove by sending Finnegan out there again. I get trying to get him a positive result but he tosses BP fastballs every time he's on the mound. Just let him rest and pitch for somebody else in 2027.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Never a doubt.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Wake me up when September ends (because of this bullpen).
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
So Peck got in a pickle but McGonigle packed enough peppers to perfectly place himself on third?
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Blue helmets giving the #Gators definite Denver Bronco vibes tonight. Still trying to get used to them, but I don't hate it. Sort of like when they first broke out the orange tops in 1979.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Two really bad teams are fun to watch. Lots of baserunners, lots of bad relief pitching.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Before we go further, do you love me?
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
#Tigers notes: The offense is currently playing a simulated game in Lakeland and will not be available for tonight's game against the Rockies.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's taken over 25 years, but the #Tigers, who play in a ballpark where balls hit to the gap, defense and speed are a necessity, are finally building a team based on those three things. Why? Because Mr. I loved slug-footed sluggers.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Otherwise known as a "double Hatter."
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Another one-run loss for the #Tigers. Zero-for-five with runners in scoring position. Could have been way worse if not for some great defensive plays. Offense has apparently gone to Florida for the winter.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
So nice he did it twice.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
TTBDNS with no outs and a runner at third base, quoth the raven, nevermore.
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Mark Aumann @maumann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A.J. Hinch, once again, doing a wonderful job of closing the barn door after the horses have left the corral. I guess it's all about getting guys to their pitch counts at this point in the season.
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